Intelligent Buildings and Infrastructure with Sustainable and Social Values (eBook)

Derek Clements-Croome (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83549-820-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Intelligent Buildings and Infrastructure with Sustainable and Social Values, Third edition is a comprehensive guide and an international reference source to the latest knowledge on the design, management, operation and technology of intelligent buildings and cities for sustainable developments that meet the needs of users now and in the future. A transdisciplinary approach underpins the beliefs expressed in the book. Written by authors from industry and academia, the book considers cultural changes affecting the way people live and work, the importance of an integrated approach to design and management, and the benefits technological developments can bring in developing sustainable buildings that meet users' needs and those to mitigate climate change.Fully revised and updated with contributions on the latest developments, the book focuses on:intelligent liveable buildings which are a vital part of the infrastructure that make up towns and cities, whether new build or undergoing renovationinnovative approaches which make buildings and cities less stressful, more sustainable, more humane and creative places to be in, providing better services and opportunitiesthe importance of user-centred design, artificial intelligence and emerging monitoring technologies in the successful implementation of intelligent systems to create an environment capable of continually interacting with occupants to provide places with high social valuelearning lessons from nature to inspire engineering applications and more sustainable architecturehow buildings can make the best use of technology in the least complicated waycase studies from across the UK to demonstrate how intelligent design, construction, management and technology has been used successfully in practice.The third edition of Intelligent Buildings and Infrastructure with Sustainable and Social Values extends the thinking in the first and second editions of Intelligent Buildings. It remains an invaluable practical guide with a rich source of references for architecture, engineering and construction professionals, building owners and developers involved in procurement, design, management and operation of buildings, as well as students studying architecture, engineering, building services, facilities management and other built environment courses.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.10.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• ISBN-10: 1-83549-820-5 / 1835498205
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83549-820-0 / 9781835498200